Ann. Bot. Fenn. 25: 132 (1988).

Basionym: Cladonia pityrea var. phyllopoda Vain., Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn., Ser. A, 15, 6: 55 (1921).

Type locality: Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, Mt. Polis, 1913, R. C. McGregor in Bur. Sci. 20354 p.p. (TUR-V 19743 - holotype; BM - isotype).